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Critical Care Nursing

Dec 20, 2021

Critically ill patients experience poor quality sleep including frequent awakenings and little restorative sleep. This talk outlines the specific characteristics of sleep during critical illness. Practical strategies and interventions to ameliorate the effect of the environment and ICU treatments are suggested.


Dec 5, 2021

As preceptors integrate neuroleadership principles of Dr. David Rock’s SCARF framework, intentional storytelling, and crisis resource management concepts into communication with students and fellow co-workers, learning culture is enhanced. As preceptors engage in this style of communication and support, they can...


Dec 2, 2021

This presentation will briefly highlight some of the problems with the current ICU environment, and the impact this has on patients and staff. Some potential future design and technological improvements that are likely to be available in the near future for ICU staff to help improve patient care and support staff...


Nov 24, 2021

This lecture describes the problem of Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), and how early rehabilitation in the ICU can begin to address this. Part 2 of this talk will focus on how to create a culture of rehabilitation in our ICUs, and real examples of translating the theory into practice will be presented to...


Nov 24, 2021

This lecture describes the problem of Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), and how early rehabilitation in the ICU can begin to address this. It will focus on early mobilization as a key aspect of ICU rehabilitation, and how this can be implemented in practice. Patient and family experiences of ICU rehabilitation...